We visit the desert cities of Rajasthan and travel among the fabulous Mughal cities of Delhi, Agra and Fatepur Sikri. At the Taj Mahal—Wood demolishes an old myth about the Taj and offers a startling new theory about its construction.
The magnificent white marble tomb of Mughal empress Mumtaz Mahal in Agra.
Exploring the legacy of the Mughal empire that stretched across today's political borders Michael Wood tells the tale of the early Mughals, starting with the redoubtable Babur, founder of the dynasty, and his grandson Akbar the Great, "one of the very greatest figures in history,” a Muslim king who tried to make India a multi-racial and multi-religious state.
The story of the Mughals has some of the most fascinating characters in all of history but ends in tragedy as two brothers fought over Akbar's legacy. A battle that in the end broke Akbar's dream. The British were waiting in the wings to pick over the spoils.
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